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April 16, 2012

Dreams Come to Pass

What an unusual find! I could not pass up this wonderful piece for my collection. A Hungarian, hand-embroidered pillow that says "Dreams Come to Pass". I love how the girls are mirror-images of each other -it's a bit surreal. I wonder where the pattern is from? Have any ideas? I've been trying to find it...will report back if I do!

The answer from my cousin: E. says: This is a traditional hungarian work. These type made in near the villages of Kapos river. Named "kapos-menti hímzés". Although the original works are one-colored. First these made on bridegroom's shirt. Later on tableclothes too.

Hi there, this is Boglarka from Hungary. I would not say that this type of embroidery is typical to any region, it was rather a "modern" way to make hand embroidered pillows, tableclothes, but most of all wall-clothes in the kitchen. By modern I mean the younghood of my grandma and her mother, 1900-1950, maybe even up to the 70s. But you can still get pre-printed clothes like that. Colorful ones are rare, they were mostly done with one color (red, blue or green). They usually had a writing on them, either something short, like this one, or two lines of a song, or some funny rhymes about receiving guests warmly, or how nice it is to have a sober husband... :) I also have a small collection of these, but have to admit, that this one is very beautifully done, an absolute rare masterpiece!

Hi Susanna, I certainly am not fluent in Hungarian, but I think the pillow reads "Szén Almokat" with an "n" instead of a "p". Great and wise google translates that minor change to "Dreams Come to Pass" (which is also what the person I acquired it told me it says). But, I agree with you that it could also easily be a "p"! That script kind of goes either way...

Hi Jenny, beautiful blog you have! I have to agree with Susanna, it's "szép àlmokat", "Sweet dreams", as "Szén almokat" wouldn't make any sense: it would mean "Coal" or "Carbon dreams"... The "p" would imitate a cursive, handwritten p rather than a printed one. Google waxes poetic sometimes...Where did you find the beautiful cushion?

Hello! A Hungarian again! :) If you type in to the google that falvédő (with ctrl+c and ctrl+v ;) you will find some picture. Some of them will be strange for you, couse the really modern way, like some Hungarian singers and like these, or Elvis but I think you will like them! :) Like this: http://www.magdolnanegyed.info.hu/images/redbull.jpg The Red Bull gives you wings.... :D